Holy Apostles Fast

By Be Transfigured Ministries | June 20, 2022 |
Monastery of the Holy Apostles on the Sea of Galilee

Today we begin another fast on the Church calendar, this time in honor of the Holy Apostles. In preparation for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29 and the Synaxis of the Holy Apostles on June 30, we are asked to pray and fast. It isn’t a strict fast like the Great…

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Not Just Names in a Book

By Be Transfigured Ministries | May 26, 2022 |

Today is one of those days I feel sad for non-Orthodox Christians and Orthodox Christians who do not take the time to connect with the saints and readings of the day. I have often written about the benefits of the Church Calendar when it comes to feasts and fasts, or the joy of reading the…

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